Assembly Actions -
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May 13, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.870 |
May 11, 2010 |
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Apr 16, 2010 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A10707
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
AUBRY
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Michael G. Miller
Kenneth Zebrowski
2009-A10707 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10707 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to the definition of a sex offense PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill clarifies when a person convicted of luring a child pursuant to section 120.70 of the penal law is required to register as a sex offender. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of amends the correction law to clarify that a person convicted of luring a child pursuant to section 120.70 of the penal,law is required to register as a sex offender when the underlying offense the defendant intended to commit is an offense that requires registration as a sex offender. JUSTIFICATION: The sex offender registry exists for the purpose of providing the public with information about sex offenders. As such, all offenders appearing in the registry should be those who have been convicted of a sex offense. Under the current provisions of section 168-a(2)(a)(i) of the penal law, certain offenders convicted of non-sex offenses could be included in the sex offender registry. This dilutes the purpose of the sex offender registry to provide the public with information about convicted sex offenders. For example, under current law, an 18 year old high school student convicted of luring a 16 year old high school student for the purpose of
2009-A10707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10707 I N A S S E M B L Y April 16, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the definition of a sex offense THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 168-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 405 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (i) a conviction of or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of the provisions of sections 120.70, PROVIDED THE UNDERLYING OFFENSE THE ACTOR INTENDED TO COMMIT CONSTITUTES AN OFFENSE FOR WHICH REGISTRATION AS A SEX OFFENDER IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, 130.20, 130.25, 130.30, 130.40, 130.45, 130.60, 230.34, 250.50, 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27 or article two hundred sixty-three of the penal law, or section 135.05, 135.10, 135.20 or 135.25 of such law relating to kidnapping offenses, provided the victim of such kidnapping or related offense is less than seventeen years old and the offender is not the parent of the victim, or section 230.04, where the person patronized is in fact less than seventeen years of age, 230.05 or 230.06, or subdivision two of section 230.30, or section 230.32 or 230.33 of the penal law, or S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16846-01-0
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